I grew up in a big Irish family, where everyone played the traditional sports, and I remember my grandfather saying to me,… — Danielle Fotopoulos Copy Share Image
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The family story tells, and it was told true, of my great-grandfather who begat eight genius children and bought twelve almost new… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
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I keep lot of my opinions to myself. My grandfather, who was a gravedigger, told me one day, 'Son, the next time… — Lee Trevino Copy Share Image
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Human beings are naturally flawed when it comes to time and memory. The past is forgotten, or it is believed bad things… — Kristen Britain Copy Share Image
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I’m sorry, you just remind me of someone. (Rose) Old boyfriend? (Gallagher) No, my great-grandfather. (Rose) That’s not particularly flattering. I thought… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
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My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father… — Aliko Dangote Copy Share Image
My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met… — Alexis Denisof Copy Share Image
I am the product of the sustained indignation of a branded grandfather, the militant protest of my grandmother, the disciplined resentment of… — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
I part of this great nation because my grandfather was born here, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a horse, back in 1895,… — Vicente Fox Copy Share Image
I come from a blue collar family, but my personal life isn't. I didn't get the gene that my grandfather had in… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
My grandfather was Catholic; my grandmother, Jewish. Crossing over from Bavaria, as immigrants to the United States, the ship started to sink.… — Emanuel Celler Copy Share Image
There they lived on, those New England people, farmer lives, father and grandfather and great-grandfather, on and on without noise, keeping up… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
One becomes a grandfather and one sees the world a little differently. Certainly the world becomes a more vulnerable place when one… — C. K. Williams Copy Share Image
We need to work our level best in this legislative session to help grow Montana's economy, so that grandchildren can stay in… — Brian Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Out in the Pool certain other boats caught the eye... each carried a bright fire amidships, in a brazier, beside a man,… — Arthur Morrison Copy Share Image
It's funny because from the time I was a kid, I knew what I was going to do. What's even funnier is… — Corey Harrison Copy Share Image
I grew up reading Tolkien, and I love him. But I love him in the way that you love that rambly old… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
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Donald Trump unveiled his immigration policy and now he's getting a lot of flak. His policy would have prevented his own grandfather… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
My dog, Ginger, is jumpy-like me-sensitive to sound and sudden movement. She wasn't that way at first, but not long after we… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
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I had a great childhood. Even though I never had my own room - I shared the porch with my grandfather and… — Clint Hill Copy Share Image
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